2008 North African Cup of Champions
Tournament details
DatesDecember 2008 – January 2009
Teams4 (from UNAF confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsTunisia Club Africain (1st title)
Runners-upMorocco FAR Rabat

The 2008 North African Cup of Champions was the first edition of the competition initiated by the North African Football Union (UNAF). Tunisian side Club Africain were crowned champions after beating Moroccan side FAR Rabat 3-2 on penalties in the final, after both legs ended 0-0.

Participating teams

 AlgeriaJS Kabylie (Algerian Championnat National Winners 2007-08)
 EgyptAl Ahly1 (Egyptian Premier League Winners 2007-08)
 LibyaAl Ittihad (Libyan Premier League Winners 2007-08)
 MoroccoFAR Rabat (Botola Winners 2007-08)
 TunisiaClub Africain (Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Winners 2007-08)

1 Al Ahly will not compete as they have commitments with the Club World Championship in Japan.

Semi-final

Draw

First Legs

Tunisia Club Africain 2 - 1 Libya Al Ittihad (17 December)

Algeria JS Kabylie 1 - 1 Morocco FAR Rabat (19 December)

Club Africain Tunisia2 – 1Libya Al Ittihad
Sellami 26'
Ben Yahia 61' (pen.)		 Ellafi 68'
Attendance: 25,000
JS Kabylie Algeria1 – 1Morocco FAR Rabat
Coulibaly 23' Ouchela 48'
Attendance: 15,000

Second Legs

Libya Al Ittihad 1 - 1 Tunisia Club Africain (24 December)

Morocco FAR Rabat 1 - 0 Algeria JS Kabylie (26 December)

Al Ittihad Libya1 – 1Tunisia Club Africain
Esnani 14' Ouertani 57'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Egypt Essam Abdelfattah

Club Africain advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 3-2

FAR Rabat Morocco1 – 0Algeria JS Kabylie
Akadar 59'

FAR Rabat advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 2-1

3rd/4th-place play-off

Al Ittihad Libya1 – 1Algeria JS Kabylie
Rahuma 20'
Zubya soccer ball with red X 90+1		 Bensaid 79'
Referee: Tunisia Qasim Belnasir

There has been an ongoing feud as to who will take 3rd place. Al Ittihad were originally given 3rd place as JS Kabylie did not play a penalty shootout, as they claim they won the tie on away goals. The Algerian club also said that Ittihad had an unfair advantage playing at home in a one-off match. As a result, CAF will meet on 19 January to discuss the match.

The FNAF later decided that the two clubs would share 3rd place, and therefore share the $75,000 prize fund.

Final

First leg

Club Africain Tunisia0 – 0Morocco FAR Rabat

Second leg

FAR Rabat Morocco0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 3 pen.)		Tunisia Club Africain
Referee: Egypt Essam Abdelfattah


2008 North African Cup of Champions Winners
Tunisia
Club Africain
First title

References

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